Doll House: Book Three

four | money

           WAS OUR FAVORITE BRAINIAC VIXAN            
           CORRUPTED BY THE 'SAVAGE TWINS'?

Chanel couldn't peel her eyes from the article that Hodges had sent to her a few minutes ago. It was accompanied by a photo of her outside of the bookstore with the twins smiling which in the correct context wasn't incriminating or gossip-worthy at all. But obviously, no one cared about correct context.

"That can't be their real last name." She whispered to herself, referring back to the headline which was technically the only thing she'd been focused on.

"Huh?" Cecelia asked, stopping her verbal presentation on the logistics of her wedding.

Chanel looked up from her screen at five sets of eyes on her. They were in a finished basement which was a small enough space to hear almost anything from eachother.

So, figuring that Cecelia's life was a better topic to mention than the twins, she leaned forward and said, "I still can't believe this happened."

Though the girls had called her right after receiving the invitations, this was their first time in person with Cecelia and they'd agreed that they wouldn't tip toe around the elephant. It seemed that Chanel was the one to break the silence.

Cecelia laughed, "What's not to believe?"

"For starters, why am I a bridesmaid?" Winter asked. "You don't know me that well."

"You're a doll, I trust you more than I trust my own family...wherever they are." Cecelia shrugged. "Also, it's gonna be a small and casual wedding. I don't care about all the formalities."

"Well obviously you don't care about formalities. You left Doll House in the dead of night and then we only heard from you with this wedding stuff."

"Actually, I saw Cece before the invitations." Ivy said. "Mainly because I answer my phone and you hoes don't."

"Dax said Ivy inspired him to propose."

"Glad I could help." She smiled then sat back.

"Someone please knock Ivy down a peg." Hazel rolled her eyes.

"Why don't you? Miss Maid of Honor." Ivy teased.

"Nope, I'm not dealing with Doll House banter during my wedding prep." Cecelia warned, pointing a finger between the two girls.

"Well are you 'dealing' with our confusion because we have questions. Like, how the hell are you affording this new life? Are you and Dax financially stable? Did Hodges completely cut you off?"

"Chanel, maybe you should hold off on the questions." Hazel said, giving her a warning glance that was a bit more cautionary.

"It's fine, she's asking valid questions." Cecelia shrugged.

Chanel looked at the other girls. They expected her to always be analytical and practical but she often got caught up in it. She didn't mean to do it but she'd always been this way. Which was one of the reasons she got into porn. When sex was in the picture, she worked her angle but was a less uptight. She'd struck a liberating balance in front of the camera.

Chanel sighed, "Nope, Hazel's right." She stood up and grabbed the glass bowls. "I'll get more snacks."

Chanel headed to the kitchen where Dax and some of the other Rebel guys were at. They too had to discuss the wedding but in true male fashion, they were preoccupied with drinking and casual conversation.

"How's it going down there?" Dax asked when Chanel entered.

"It's okay." She placed the bowls down and sighed.

"Not as good as the book event?"

She narrowed her eyes at Dax who tapped his phone.

"Oh." The article that had a picture of her and the twins outside the bookstore. The real news was why was this even relevant because it wasn't like she would ever interact with the twins again. They were from two different worlds.

"Cossied up with Ace and Axel." Zane said, tipping the beer bottle to his lips.

"What's so interesting about me standing outside with twin models?"

"Models?" Gabriel shook his head. "Those guys are the newest twins of porn Chanel."

"Yeah Victor's been trying to get them into Rebel since the summer. He just recently secured a meeting with them."

"So they're porn stars too?"

"Yeah, but they're rogue. I think they're too into the antics to take any brand seriously."

"Are we talking incest stuff?" Chanel asked.

"Not to my knowledge." Gabriel said. "But they do fuck girls in the same scene. That's their thing."

"Like what Dax and I use to do." Zane said "But without the-uh-sibling connection."

"Threesome and foursomes." Dax nodded with a chuckle. "Those were fun times."

"What am I supposed to do with a headline like that?" Chanel generally stayed under the radar outside of her videos and live appearances. Headlines were for the Candy's, Cecelia's, and Ivy's of the porn industry.

"Depends on what you wanna do next with your image." Gabriel said. "Victor always tells us that when one of us fucks twins on camera, he makes twice as much money in his sleep. It's easy money but then you're dipping into renegade territory."

"Or just ignore it all." Zane shrugged. "Especially if you're not interested."

Chanel nodded slowly while considering. There was no option to fuck the twins on the table. It was just gossip but what would happen if she fed into it? Maybe she was interested. The headline had called her a brainiac and it wasn't all that she was capable of.

"You guys are actually really insightful." She smiled, reaching for a beer.

Dax chuckled then reached over slightly to pop the cap off of her Budweiser.

"Porn stars aren't all brainless." He tapped his beer neck against hers. "You should know that."